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American saint : the life of Elizabeth Seton

Title
American saint : the life of Elizabeth Seton / Joan Barthel.
Author
Barthel, Joan.
Publication
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2014.
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x, 293 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
"In this riveting biography of Elizabeth Seton critically acclaimed and bestselling author Joan Barthel tells the mesmerizing story of a woman whose life featured wealth and poverty, passion and sorrow, love and loss. Elizabeth was born into a prominent New York City family in 1774. Her father was the chief health officer for the Port of New York and she lived down the block from Alexander Hamilton. She danced at George Washington's sixty-fifth Birthday Ball wearing cream slippers, monogrammed. Catholicism was illegal in New York when she was born; Catholic priests seen in the city were arrested, sometimes hung. When Elizabeth and her wealthy husband Will sailed to Italy in a doomed attempt to cure his tuberculosis, she and her family were quarantined in a damp dungeon. And when Elizabeth later became a Catholic, she was so scorned that people talked of burning down her house. American Saint is the inspiring story of a brave woman who forged the way for the other women who followed and who made a name for herself in a world entirely ruled by men. Elizabeth began the fight for women's rights in the church that is still being fought today, and the publication of her story could not be more timely. Maya Angelou has contributed the foreword"--
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index.
Call Number
JFE 14-3162
ISBN
  • 9780312571627
  • 0312571623
LCCN
2013030995
OCLC
2013030995
Author
Barthel, Joan.
Title
American saint : the life of Elizabeth Seton / Joan Barthel.
Publisher
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index.
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JFE 14-3162
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